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From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Test record comparing the performance of Wells cylinder oil against Prices C oil in car number 60526.

Identifier  ExFiles\Box 16\1\  Scan015
Date  21th July 1911 guessed
  
7740 1400
Filled up No 6 car 60526 with Wells cylinder oil (strait from barrel, see sample).
Run in the yard for about 1 hr. & also about 5 miles on road.
Oil taken out (see sample) very dirty, & brassy. Crank case cleaned.
Prices C oil fixed. run 250 miles (fed from lubricator with Prices), oil very good condition (see sample) brasses in good condition.

P.T.O
  
  


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